Do you want to get everything you ever wanted & live your best life? Then you're going to have to read hard, wide & free. Together, let's learn how to read & write by analysing the best works ever written, and then some. How do writers do it - keep readers turning the page until they finish the book or throw it across the room? Each episode looks at one book, its first line and a standout section where there's a lesson to be learned about writing. Dissecting writers' language, genre and how their work fits into a greater context can help us understand other people and ourselves. x
Electric Sheep
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Podcast Overview
Do you want to get everything you ever wanted & live your best life? Then you're going to have to read hard, wide & free. Together, let's learn how to read & write by analysing the best works ever written, and then some. How do writers do it - keep readers turning the page until they finish the book or throw it across the room? Each episode looks at one book, its first line and a standout section where there's a lesson to be learned about writing. Dissecting writers' language, genre and how their work fits into a greater context can help us understand other people and ourselves. x
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Recent Episodes
October 16, 2024
The Secret Life of War by Peter Beaumont
Peter Beaumont is one of those rare writers who's willing to go all the way over the edge in his relentless pursuit of the truth. What happened in Iraq, Afghanistan, Gaza, and other battlefields of the early 21st century? Beaumont uses the pen to reflect on the people he met, the surreal realities of war and the deep wounds left long after the shooting stops. Haunting, troubling, and deeply affecting, if you want to understand why we fight, what happens when we do, and what it takes to gaze unflinchingly at humanity's shadow, Beaumont must be read.
October 2, 2024
Going Mainstream: Why Extreme Ideas Are Spreading, And What We Can Do About It
Julia Ebner puts her finger on some of the most important questions that writers face, not just in our turbulent times, but across all ages: - Who controls language? - Are you using language or being used by it? - Are some people's truths more truthful than others? - How does language change to meet the context of the day? Arming us with critical skills, it's worth reading if you're into the culture war, gender studies, toxic masculinity, incels, the patriarchy, fourth wave feminism, conspiracy theories, the far right, terrorism, deradicalisation and that sort of stuff.
September 11, 2024
Men Who Hate Women
Laura Bates threads the needle in her undercover investigation into incel culture, misogyny and the manosphere. Unfiltered and rough on the eyes, Bates is brave enough to tackle a thorny issue head-on and come out still standing, her strong arguments standing up across 300 pages. Weaving together online and RW examples, we're privy to forums, threads, vlogs, interviews, protests and in-person meet-ups as Bates walks the beat of investigative journalist/activist. Is male-on-female violence a form of terrorism? You'll have to read it to find out. Keep one eye out for Bates' adept use a whole bag of persuasive techniques, from stats and figures to anecdotes and eyewitness accounts. Especially powerful are her metaphors - watch out for the Guinea worm burrowing into your leg! Other reading: - Going Mainstream by Julia Ebner - 12 Rules for Life by Jordan Peterson - Lean Out by Dawn Foster
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